Heritage Materials and Historic Buildings: Preservation and Environment

Dear Colleagues,

Historical buildings can provide a unique and authentic setting for collections and can help to convey a sense of history and cultural significance. Hence, many organizations are still committed to hosting and preserving heritage collections within them.

Preserving built heritage can be a complex process when the sites also host historical collections. The maintenance of structural soundness, as well as balancing their preservation and use, can often be difficult.

In turn, preserving heritage collections in historical buildings can present several other limitations, including climate control and space constraints, security, and more costly actions for long-term conservation.

Moreover, the need to consider buildings can make use of clean energy, engage in energy-saving initiatives, provide efficient environmental controls, promote sustainability, and practice ecological awareness in regard to the conservation of heritage within the built environment seem to be growing needs.

Contributions for this Special Issue are encouraged to address (but are not restricted to) structural, architectural, or different types of materials’ deterioration and preservation, environmental control (outdoor and indoor challenges), newly developed products and materials for restoration, the sustainability of practices and environmental impact—all within the perspective of:

• The preservation of buildings with historical and architectural value, hosting heritage collections;
• The indoor environment and collection care challenges;
• The use of environmentally friendly preventive and active conservation innovative approaches for heritage structures and collections, including the use of newly designed techniques and materials.

Dr. Alexandra Rodrigues
Dr. Carla Machado
Dr. Fernanda Carvalho
Prof. Dr. Amanda Corrêa Pinto
Guest Editors

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• buildings preservation
• built heritage materials
• outdoor environment
• heritage care indoors
• heritage and environment
• sustainable conservation
• restoration materials and techniques